The Washington critic., 1887-03-10
HnuiRn NAIIERSITY.
Eighteenth Annual Commencement
Exerciscs of the Jnstitution,

Eighteenth Annual commencement
Exercises of the Jnstiiution.
The eighteenth annual commencement Of
the Medical Department OF Howard univer-
slty took place the Congregational Church
last evening. There were thlrty-two booked
10 receive degrees, being about equally di-
ylded between white and colored, ana con
tanning two females In the class, one white
and one colorcd. AS 70 nativity the class
represented fifteen states, the District OF
Columbia and three foreign countries. Not
wlthstandlug the showers Of rain which fell
all during the evening, the church was
crowded to It's utmost capacity, many being
compelled to stand all during the exercises,
The rear OF the stage was ornamented with
variety OF tropical plants and flowers.
while the sem.circlc of the front part was
made beautiful by the numerous floral de-
signs OF every description presented with
compliments TO the happy graduates.
At twenty minutes OF \ o'clock the Marine
Band, led by Mr.. John +. Sousa, played an
overture and selection from the mi.
kRdo,p during which the faculty, headed
by President W. W. Patten, took their
places upon the platform, the graduates
marching TO their positions at the same
time. Dr. Patten then invoked the Divine
blessing, and after the band had played the
"MexCan Serenade, - DR.. Charles B. Puryls
introduced DR.. Thomas B. Hood, Dean OF
the Faculty, who delivered the address to
the graduating classes. His address was
mainly a review Of the Howard University
and Its medical department during It's
twenty years existence. lie said that the
needs Of the late war had caused the erection
OF Il hospital on the present site, and that
out OF II, through the fundamentally OF
General Oliver q. Howard, had been formed
the medical department OF Howard Uni
versty. Its first class graduated IN that de
partment In 1871, aud numbered five, while
this present class numbers thirty.two. The
school, he fald, is not yet great, but II Is
growing ttadlly every day.
Two hundred and five have gone forth
into the world holding diplomas from How
ard Medical School, aud We're meeting with
as much success and alleviating as much
suffering us like number from any other
institution In the country. lie advised
faithful and honorable application Of what
had Teen taught, even though they
failed OF success; for 10 deserve success and
fail Is better than TO achieve success and
not deserve IL. When Professor Hood had
finished his address Mr.. Walter +. Smith
rendered "Sillen Bands" n cornct solo
President Patten, before comforting the de
gfeIs, made brief and happy speech to
the class. lie advised against counlenanc-
iug the sairical remarks so often made to
those new in the medical profession, and
reminded them that the strongest men call
for any physician they can yet when sick.
| lie referred to the great Caesar who cried
| like gifl, give me some drink, Iitlnlus.
| He said people may laugh ~ you to-day,
| but should they have pain they call for you
| tomorrow. The degrees wurs then con
| ferfed as follows:
| Graduates In Medicine Richard L. Barring
ton, H.; Alfred u. G, Clement, A. NJ, N. Y.
| John D. Crum, j., s. G Jubez II. Dixon, Bar
| BADGES, W /; Richard l.. Gaines, 4. H., u. e.
| William II. Heron, u. e; Fred. l.. johnson, A
H., Me. William II johnson, $, C.; William II
| Jones, Md: Thomas B Kramer, Md; Minnie
| c, n. Love, WIS., Francis +; Mcclellan, Tenn
| samuel &. Mickey, $. c.; John 4. Nicely, Ill.
| H., Pa; DnmiOn j. shopof, Bulgaria
| william n. smith, $, C.; George n. StOncy, 5
c Alfred l.. Wykham, Md;
| Graduates In Dentistry Charles V, Bur
iington ILL.,; Bcniamin +, Darling, NJ. d, IA,
| jefferson N. Johnston, II. c.; Y. Ellsworth
Lee, y. Y; Franz A. NJ. Eeinhari, Germany
| MurdoCk C.. Smith, Mass.
| GIadunt,s In lharmGCy.-JOhn ID. Crum, ir.
$. c.. Frank r. llyman,' y. c.; John u
llyman,e n. g.; Horny II. Kelley, ID. O.; Henry
Lowis,' ID. G.; Mary Ellen Morrison, NJ. d., Mo
The yaledictory addresses were delivered
by Alfred l.. Wykham, NJ. D., for the elias
In medicine; Murdoch q. Smith, ID. ID. S.
for the class In dentistry, and Mary Eller
Morrison, NJ. D., Phar. D., for the class II
pharmacy. These addresses were all yer,
grand, but each varying from the other II
style, though, and diction, all being master
pieces Of composition, but entirely to-
long TO quote briefly and do Justice to tn
writer. Each was justly entitled to tn
hearty applause given 10y the audience
The musicians also received much prals
for the enchanting strdins they entertaine,
the audience with, all between the exer
c'ses, and when the brnedictlun was pro
nouuctd It could lie head on all sides
"Oh, WAS not hat music graud ~ Presi
dent Phtien also came ia tor large shar
II hotiCe wh,n, hy Slip OF the tongue, Ia
conferred "thr degree Of Doctor OF Dlvir
iiyn upon the second ret Of candidates 10
the degree Of N, ID.